Four Facts on Voting in Texas:

1. Texas is the second largest state!

In 2023, Texas had over 30 million in population. In comparison, California had 39 million and Florida had 22 million.

Below is the US Census data on citizen population for 18+ and not yet 18 years of age.

Texas is huge and growing with over 18.7 millon citizens of voting age and 7 million citizens not yet 18.

2. It's especially hard to vote in Texas.

Compared to other states, Texans has a high voter "cost of voting" (Election Law Journal, Vol 23, Number 3, Sept 16, 2022).

Here are two examples:

• • Texans have to register 30 days before an election while 22 states have same-day registration.
  • In 43 states you apply online. In Texas, you can only start an application online but then you must print the form and mail it.

3. Your voter record has a "Status" indicator that is used in every state.

(1) Active, (2) Suspense/Inactive and (3) Cancelled/Purged

1. Voters that are in Active status have an updated record and can vote.

2. Voters in Suspense status can vote but they need to update their voter address by filling out a Statement of Residence form when they vote.

3. Voters in Suspense status can also update their address online.

4. Voters move from Active to Suspense status when they change their address and do not update their voter record with the new address.

5. This is the major process states use to maintain accurate voter lists.

• • County elections becomes aware that a voter has moved typically from the post office. County elections mails a notification to the new address based on this information.
  • A voter must respond and confirm the new address for the voter record to be updated.
  • If you are in suspense status and do not vote in any election, including for two federal elections (4 years), you are cancelled/purged from the voter list. You will need to reregister.

In the counties below, public records show 3.5 million Active voters, but of those Active voters, 1.3 million have not voted since before 2022.

4. Voter fraud is not rampant in Texas.

For over a decade, some elected officials have claimed rampant voter fraud as a justification for many new restrictive election laws. The facts tell a different story.

Over the last 18 years, an investigative review of state court case records in 2020, revealed that only 150 individuals have been charged with voter fraud in Texas.

The Heritage Foundation maintains an online database showcasing a selection of fraud cases across the country. The map below shows the selected cases by Texas counties to highlight the geographic areas where the state has filed voter fraud cases over the years.

107 million votes over 18 years and 150 fraud cases.